St. Louis Cardinals Ryan Ludwick runs toward first base after delivering a two run RBI single in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 28, 2009. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Ryan Andrew Ludwick (born July 13, 1978) is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. His brother Eric played four seasons in Major League Baseball as a pitcher.

Ludwick attended Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ludwick played for the UNLV Rebels for three seasons. He was named to the Baseball America all-Freshman team in 1997 after batting .354 with 16 home runs and 68 RBI and was All-WAC in 1999, hitting .381 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI. Ludwick had a .363 career batting average at UNLV.

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